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This document is a collection of 12 photos from various photographers and sources. The photos are from Flickr and Unsplash and are available under various Creative Commons licenses which allow for sharing and reuse with attribution. The photos cover a range of subjects and were compiled together in a Haiku Deck presentation.
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- 1. Photo by mag3737 - Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License https://www.flickr.com/photos/50318388@N00 Created with Haiku Deck
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Editor's Notes
- I’m Sally And I’m Amy and thanks for being awake and joining us this afternoon. We have heard a lot of great presentations over the last four days about things to do with your workplace, but this session is about you. Sally: We are here to talk about our experiences embracing challenges, cultivating opportunities, being visible and saying no.
- My name is Sally Turbitt and as Alan has just said, I recently moved from a research governance role to work in a public library in Sydney. HUGE change. I have worn many hats in my adult life. Personal assistant, project coordinator, community services worker, massage therapist, parent and now librarian. Librarianship is my perfect job, it’s the right fit, so I want to make the most of it and to be a librarian who challenges how and why we do things. My personal belief is that we should push ourselves, in whatever way we are comfortable doing so. There is a fine line between comfort and taking a leap, and only you know what is right for you. As we have discussed many times over the last few days, the differences in our community mean we have to customise our services to the user. So why not customise your brand of librarianship to make the most of your strengths?
- My name is Amy Walduck and I have three part-time jobs. I am a research librarian at a government library, an outreach librarian for a public library service and also the Queensland State Manager for ALIA – the Australian Library and Information Association. I am lucky to work across sectors as it gives me a broad view of libraries in Australia. My work as Queensland State Manager for ALIA involves attending a lot of events, meeting a lot of people and a heck of a lot of networking. By far the most common discussions are around library careers – breaking into the industry to get that first job, how to get the next job or how to get that dream job. People are always asking me how I get so much done or how am I involved in so many awesome things and my answer to them is always – I work hard to be visible and cultivate opportunities.
- Sally: Amy and I are relatively new to the profession but what we have noticed strongly and clearly is that GLAM industries are competitive and in a perpetual state of evolution and change. So how can you ensure you progress your career now and in the future? Amy: Even the most talented of us cannot predict a long term career path. Or guarantee lifelong employment. When you seek your next opportunity, are you certain you will rise to the top of the pool? Sally discovered this quote on the screen in an article last year and since then we have both adopted it as our career strategy. Sally: What we like about this mantra is that it gives us a lot of flexibility but also requires US to do the hard work and make things happen. This won’t work for everyone, it suits our personalities and the way we like to work and “librarian”.
- Sally: Our other mantra is… Amy: If in doubt, bring cake
- Sally: We both attended the 7th ALIA New Librarians’ Symposium in 2015 in Sydney and it was there that we both decided to join the organizing committee for the 8th symposium. We became co-convenors together, a challenge we both accepted without really knowing what we were getting ourselves in to! Organising events like NLS and LIANZA involve so much work from the committees so please make sure you high five the Open17 committee on the way out! Amy: As we became more aware of what was around us and what we could create, we started to cultivate opportunities in a more purposeful way. We actively searched for ways to be visible – to promote the conference, ourselves and our team and to make something out of nothing (there was no budget but a very clear idea of what wanted to create, but we did lack some of the skills we needed to actually make it happen). It wasn’t easy, we failed sometimes, there were hurt feelings and frustration but we constantly encouraged each other and our team to keep trying, keep looking for opportunities and be brave enough to go for it.
- Sally: Being open to challenges is all about being brave. Being open to challenges is also about acknowledging what you are not good at and then using a challenge to learn agreeing to do it anyway with the aim of learning and growing as a professional and person. Use challenges as a way to get better at things Amy: A challenge could be taking that secondment to another role that you’re not sure you’re ready for. Or joining a volunteer group or committee. Asking a colleague to write an article with you, joining a mentoring program or asking someone to be your mentor. It could be joining Twitter, learning to code that robot because nobody else wants to do it, running a big event for your library or introducing a completely new initiative. Sally: We had a conversation on Monday with somewhere here at LIANZA who accepted the challenge of developing a collection that no-one else in the library wanted to manage. They got to own it and do it their way. What a difficult challenge and what a great outcome for them. No matter what sector you work in there will always be challenges and opportunities to take on. Look up and pay attention. Amy: Challenges are challenging for a reason, you may have to keep explaining and justifying what you’re doing, but you know your reasons. At the start of this year I took on a challenge and helped found the Picture Book Book Club even though I knew nothing about picture books. But I knew I had other skills to offer and was willing to learn. Sally: This year I start (another) blog and challenged myself to write, publish and share on social media. I signed up to the Aus Glam Blogs which automatically shares my posts out and use IFTTT to push the posts out without me having to press share. If it was left up to me, I wouldn’t do it!
- Sally: So let’s talk about cultivating opportunities. Start with something small. Can you attend an event and meet some new people? Can you join an online chat about a topic you’re interested in? Can you write an article in your industry magazine or staff newsletter? Write about your LIANZA experience for Library Life – Chantel is looking for people right now! Cultivating opportunities means you need to show up, keep seeing those same people, keep interacting and growing your relationships. If you decide to write, share it! Ask people for their comments and reply! If you go to an event, offer to help out – hand out name tags, pass the food around. You’re there for a reason, so smile, say hello. Even if you set yourself a tiny challenge of saying hello to three people at that event. Even one hello. It’s HARD WORK and you are playing the long game so pace yourself. Amy: If you want to work somewhere specific. Start small, research that workplace or your potential colleagues. Show up to events you know they will be at. This sounds like stalking. Correct! Join a conversation online so people see your name and that you are an engaged library citizen. My other hot tips for cultivating opportunities within your workplace are: Listen to what your leaders and colleagues are talking about. If you don’t know the words or acronyms they are using, google it and find out. Teach yourself how to do it and be the early adopter at your organisation. Make sure they know you are the local expert, so when they need someone to take on that challenge, lead that new program or project – IT’S YOU. NLS8 and being challenged and forced to learn new things all the time, was the catalyst that launched us into how we operate now. We got used to looking for opportunities everywhere and cultivating them from the smallest seedling of an idea. Once you get into the habit you will find yourself looking for, embracing and cultivating opportunities in everything. Sally: Find YOUR way to cultivate.
- Amy: We have become very visible in library land over the last few years. We have done this by working hard and hustling at every opportunity. We’ve been visible in the digital space as well as in print and in person at events. Being visible means showing up to local events, attending conferences, writing articles, blogging, tweeting. All of these things! You need to start with what you are comfortable with - pick one small challenge at a time and build and grow from there. For us, social media has been a very powerful tool to increase our visibility. Live tweet events. Participate in live twitter chats. Start a conversation with other library people online, and keep your presence going. Social media isn’t something you log into once a year for a conference. You have to be consistent and always remember to be authentic online as well as in real life. We work in an industry full of the most fantastic mix of people, our individuality is what helps us connect with ALL of our communities. Sally: Why be open to being visible? In Australia, the GLAM job market is very competitive and you need to do everything within your power to stand out. Our profession is small, sometimes it can seem like everybody knows everybody, but that’s not true. Most of us have applied for a job where you filled out a template that felt like you were unable to communicate your value as a potential employee. Being visible before you apply for that job, puts you in the minds of recruiters and potential employers.. Amy: You might look at us and see two loud Aussies (we were told so on Monday in the exhibition hall!) We have been told that being visible must be very easy for us both because we are confident. Yes we are confident. But, it took practice, personal growth, small challenges and many awkward moments to get to this point. Don’t worry we are still awkward. Sally: We are just loud about it. Sally: Being visible for me means being authentic about who I am online and in real life. That includes the clothes I wear, the conversations I have and turning up, even when I want to stay at home and follow an event on Twitter. Amy: My fashion choices are very important to my visibility. I wear bright, bold, colourful and fun clothes, shoes and accessories that make me happy and reflect my personality. I enjoy wearing them but they are also a great icebreaker and conversation starter. What we are saying is - choose your own way to be visible. You might be more comfortable writing academic papers, but you probably won’t see us doing that. We might be connecting you to a research partner or introducing you at an event to talk about your work. Be visible in your own way.
- Sally: we are not encouraging you to say no to everything your boss asks you to do! We are encouraging you to think about opportunities you discover and whether they truly meet your needs, suit your current situation, push you out of your comfort zone, propel you forward in your career. Don’t feel that you have to say yes to everything you are offered. For both of us, this has led to stress, overwork, burnout, unhappiness. Not good. And you don’t have to do everything now or all at once. Amy: Think strategically: is this an opportunity I should embrace, is this a challenge I’m ready to tackle, will it raise my profile or give me the opportunity to meet or work with like-minded people? If you are going to say no, can you say - “no, but……”? Is there room for negotiation? We have both said no to roles that we didn’t think were suitable for us and no to opportunities because we were too busy to give it 100%. Sally: Saying no wasn’t easy. It’s really flattering, but you need to get past the flattery and really be honest with yourself. Talk to your family and close friends or reach out to someone you admire and feel comfortable talking to. Sally: saying no to a role that would have taken me away from my family more and I wouldn’t have been able to give 100% to was very difficult. Amy: There have been roles within my organisation that I have been encouraged to apply for saying no but they didn’t interest me so I said no. I firmly believe that not every job is the right job.
- Sally: We searched for our next opportunity before we finished the last one because we wanted to build on the momentum we had gained with our last project and because we both realised we work really well together and it’s easier to do something together than do something alone. Amy: We submitted our abstract to LIANZA whilst in a very hectic period of preparation for the New Librarians’ Symposium. We were very busy and VERY stressed but we knew we had to embrace this opportunity to make new connections and keep challenging ourselves. We also quite like the idea of being International conference speakers!
- Amy: We recently decided to launch Turbitt & Duck which is our platform for collaborative projects and pushing ourselves to learn new things. Our first challenge is a podcast. We decided to do a podcast series because we have met lots of awesome people who are doing awesome, interesting things in the GLAM sector. This is our opportunity to talk to them about what they do, why they do it and share their story. Sally: We both believe that the more library folk talk about tell their stories, the better advocates we will all be. We just need to learn how to use our equipment and plug everything in properly. Starting your own project can be challenging and not everything goes to plan. For example, we had a brilliant idea for our logo (with assistance from Dr Matt Finch) that turned out to be very difficult to communicate to the designer…
- Amy: We’ve just launched our website, Twitter and Instagram this week. Make sure you follow us so you’ll know when our first episodes are ready to go.
- Sally: We know that this all sounds like a lot of work. We were struck by a statement made at the New Librarians’ Symposium by author and commentator Jane Caro: nobody is going to knock on your door and say they have heard a rumour you are great. You have to be visible, get out there and create your own career. Taking charge and thinking strategically about our own careers and not sticking to a firm career path has led us to opportunities like: leading a great symposium team, pushing ourselves to pursue new roles, presenting here at LIANZA, creating a new platform (two for Amy!) and we are ready to embrace whatever comes next. When you get home from LIANZA, what opportunities will YOU embrace? Will it be something small or big? Thank you.